AMC Orders THE WALKING DEAD Season 8
A week before The Walking Dead season seven is set to premiere, AMC has announced that they have greenlit season eight! This is kind of non-news news because we all knew it was going to happen, but it's nice for the fans to get an official announcement. Next year we'll get an announcement for season nine, and after that, season ten, and so on and so on. AMC has already said they would like to keep the series going for as long as possible. As long as people keep watching, they'll get to do that.
I'm curious to see how season seven does after that major cliffhanger that left a lot of fans pissed off. According to Variety, the show saw a decline in viewers in season six, so the cliffhanger may have been a gimmick to try to reinvigorate the series and get people to tune in for season seven. Charlie Collier, president of AMC, SundanceTV and AMC Studios, had this to say in a statement:
“Eeny, meeny, miny, more. What a joy to partner with Robert Kirkman, Scott M. Gimple and some of the hardest-working people in television to bring The Walking Dead to the fans. And, most important, thanks to those fans for breathing life into this remarkable series right along with us.”
Season eight will consist of 16 episodes, and it's set to premiere in late 2017. It will also kick off with the 100th episode of the series. The Walking Dead returns Sunday, October 23rd.